Ep. 50: After — ～のあとで

Time sequencing in Japanese. のあとで lets you string events together — after this, then that. The kanji 後 means 'behind' or 'back,' which makes it a spatial metaphor for time: you are standing behind the first event, in the position where the second one happens. This episode covers the noun pattern, the verb variant, a contrast with から, and closes with a milestone moment for the fiftieth episode.